Category Archives: Books

‘If any of this has been blasphemy to you, then good! Because it’s been a blast for me, too.’ I’ve referred to that quote, from 1980s Saturday Night Live writer A. Whitney Brown, a few times before, and I’m sorry … Continue reading →

Give us this bread forever. We Anglicans say that phrase regularly, as part of Eucharistic Prayer No. 4 in the Book of Alternative Services, and probably don’t give its origins much thought. We think of it as the grateful, humble … Continue reading →

Yesterday, we talked about how Kent Dobson‘s 12 Words sermon series helped me look at ‘sorry’ a new way when it comes to apology. Now, let’s look at the other kind of sorry – the R-word. Re-(gulp)-pentance. First, let’s remind ourselves … Continue reading →

If you’ve ever been mad at the weather for being weather, or hated an illness for causing someone you love to suffer, you’re in good company. Jesus did the same thing – only He scolded weather and illness, and these … Continue reading →

I almost sent Shane Hipps an angry email a couple weeks ago. I’ve been listening to Hipps’ sermons via Podcast for several years now, you see, and become a big fan of his in the process. But on Sept. 2, … Continue reading →